NO CODE / DNR

Hands Off! Do Not Resuscitate
From Angela Morrow, RN, former About.com Guide
Make your wishes regarding end-of-life care known.
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Instituting a Do Not Resuscitate or a No Code Order
          In a hospital, an order to withhold resuscitation is commonly called “no code." Only a doctor can write an order for a patient to be “no code."
(...)        If you or your loved one is in a nursing home, you would need to sign a Do Not Resuscitate - DNR form to formally let the nursing home’s staff know that you don’t want to be resuscitated. (...) Most nursing homes have forms in addition to DNRs, sometimes called "Preferred Intensity of Care" (PIC) forms. These forms allow you to make decisions about whether or not to be hospitalized or receive antibiotics, IVs and artificial nutrition.
More: http://dying.about.com/od/planningahead/a/DNR.htm

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. St Patrick is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland.
           St Patricks Day is a time for Fun Runs, walks & mini marathons, Parades, Parties & having a wee glass of Murphys. It is also a time for fun & a time to think of loved ones across the water.



IRISH PUBS WORLDWIDE
         From Shamrocks to shenanigans, for Paddy's day, the place to go is an Irish Pub!! Drink, sing and wear the green! On St Patricks Day Irish Pubs all over the World attract all sorts plus the Irish and non-Irish alike.
         Em Londres, hoje é o dia em que os amigos vestem verde ou pintam um trevo de 3 folhas no rosto, se encontram em uma determinada estação de metrô, tomam o “tube”, descem na estação seguinte, visitam o pub mais próximo, tomam um chope e partem para a próxima estação. Quem estará de pé no fim da linha?

JOKE OF THE DAY

The past, the present and the future walked into a bar. It was tense.

EFFICACY / EFFECTIVENESS / EFFECTUAL / EFFICACIOUS / EFFICIENT

       Efficacy (n.): Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.
eficácia= (sf.): 1  Qualidade do que é eficaz, capacidade de produzir o efeito desejado ou esperado [ Antôn.: ineficácia.].  2  Capacidade de realização de tarefas com eficiência, com bons resultados
        Effective (n): A soldier or a piece of military equipment that is ready for combat: "The 'company' was no more than two platoons of effectives" (Tom Clancy).
        Effective (adj): Having an intended or expected effect. Producing a strong impression or response; striking: gave an effective performance as Othello.Operative; in effect: The law is effective immediately. Existing in fact; actual: a decline in the effective demand. Prepared for use or action, especially in warfare.
effectiveness (n).
        SYNONYMS effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient. These adjectives mean producing or capable of producing a desired effect: an effective reprimand; an effectual complaint; an efficacious remedy; the efficient cause of the revolution.

ENTERPRISING = QUICK WITTED ≠ OPPORTUNIST

If you want to praise people for taking legitimate and skilled advantage of opportunities that spring up, it is better to call them “enterprising” or “quick-witted.”
          When applied to people, the label “opportunist” usually has negative connotations. It implies that the people so labeled take unprincipled, unfair advantage of opportunities for selfish ends. Opportunistic people are often also regarded as exploitative. The term is often used to label unscrupulous politicians who seek to manipulate voters in their favor by exploiting certain issues or opportunities in an unethical way. 
         Sports commentators who call the skillful interceptor of a pass in football an “opportunist” are misusing the word. 
        The specialized meaning of “opportunistic” in biology does not cause problems because the people who use the word in this sense know what it describes: the ability of a species to exploit a previously unexploited ecological niche.
Source: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/opportunist.html

DIA DA MULHER / WOMEN'S DAY

EM NÍVEL DE ou A NÍVEL DE?

http://www.brasilescola.com/gramatica/a-nivel-ou-nivel-de.htm

INGENUITY ≠ CREDULITY = GULLIBILITY ≠ CREDIBILITY

       Ingenuity is the process of applying ideas to solve problems or meet challenges.Inventive skill or imagination. Imaginative and clever design or construction: a narrative plot of great ingenuity.  An ingenious or imaginative contrivance. E.g.: Her ingenuity saved our project.
       Credulity is the tendency to believe whatever one is told. E.g.: The lawyer then challenged the credulity of the witness. "Credulity is the mark of a feeble [weak] mind."
       Gullibility is a failure of social intelligence in which a person is easily tricked or maniupulated into an ill-advised course of action. It is closely related to credulity, which is the tendency to believe unlikely propositions that are unsupported by evidence
       Credibility is being worthy of belief. E.g.: “Witness credibility is measured through five categories: expertise, reliability, trustworthiness, objectivity, and dynamism. While other characteristics certainly influence perceptions of credibility, these five factors comprise the basis for believability. In order for a witness to be perceived as fully credible, all five categories must be present.”

DEBASE = CAIR EM DESUSO

tr.v., To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade. See synonyms at adulterate, corrupt, degrade.
- dead-as-a-doornail words [Palavras que caíram em desuso].
- “XXX wonders if there are other thoroughly debased single words. I humbly suggest ‘iconic’”.
- O conceito “socialização” caiu em desuso?
- Esta prática caiu em desuso.  {This practice [has fallen into disuse / abeyance / by the wayside / out of use / is no longer used / came off the list / fell into obvliion / became obsolete / fell out of sight /; fell from use / is doomed to disappear / has been abandoned / is outdated >< updated / ]  

MARCH 3: GIRLS' DAY

          Originating in Japan, the 3rd day of the 3rd month has been dubbed Hina Matsuri or more commonly known as Girl's Day. Celebrated in Japan it is also celebrated by many cultures in other countries (e.g.: Hawaii. Traditionally, families with daughters set up a doll display in their home of either a single female doll and/or a male and female doll together. They also offer rice crackers and perhaps small trinkets while they pray for the good health and happiness of their daughters.
         It's mostly a day that parents get their daughter a small gift or take her for a treat. It's also a day when mother's spend extra quality time with their daughters. 
[Boy's Day is May 5th (05/05)!]

LEAP YEAR - FEBRUARY 29

Leap Year has been the traditional time that women can propose marriage to men.
          When the rules of courtship were stricter, women were only allowed to pop the question on one day every four years. That day was February 29th. Ainda dá tempo!

"A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can."

- Michel de Montaigne

WELLIES: These Boots Were Made For Walking

Wellies: Chiefly British, pl.,-lies. A Wellington boot. Often used in the plural. [galochas]

Nancy Sinatra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLenuBXt2RE

You keep saying you've got something for me.

something you call love, but confess.

You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin'

and now someone else is gettin' all your best.
      These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
      one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'
and you keep losin' when you oughta not bet.
You keep samin' when you oughta be changin'.
Now what's right is right, but you ain't been right yet.
      These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
      one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin
and you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt.
Ha!I just found me a brand new box of matches yeah
and what he know you ain't HAD time to learn.
      These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
      one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
Are you ready boots? Start walkin'!

TERÇA-FEIRA GORDA / QUARTA-FEIRA DE CINZAS

Shrove Tuesday (or Fat Tuesday) = Terça Feira Gorda = Mardi Gras

The terms "Mardi Gras", "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday (Quarta-feira de Cinzas). Mardi gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods (hence,.the Pancake Day, which uses the last supplies in the kitchen) before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday (also referred to as Shrove Tuesday), from the word shrive, meaning "confess." Related popular practices are associated with celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. Popular practices include wearing masks and costumes, overturning social conventions, dancing, sports competitions, parades, etc.

PANCAKE DAY

"Get your frying pans at the ready folks, February 21 is Shrove Tuesday and this year's pancake action need not be confined to the kitchen. Pancake races across the city will see everyone from builders to hipsters to MPs and even Time Out journalists tossing their way towards the finish line. Dress up and join in or chomp a bit of batter from the sidelines. And don't worry if your pancakes turn out to be a flop, you can always check out the best places in London to get a pancake. Easy peasy lemon squeezy."
http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/2151/how-to-celebrate-pancake-day-2012-in-london

STYLE GUIDE

The first requirement of The Economist is that it should be readily understandable. Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought. So think what you want to say, then say it as simply as possible. Keep in mind George Orwell's six elementary rules ("Politics and the English Language", 1946):
1.     Never use a Metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2.     Never use a long word where a short one will do (see Short words).
3.     If it is possible to cut out a word, always cut it out (see Unnecessary words).
4.     Never use the Passive where you can use the active.
5.     Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a Jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6.     Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous (see Iconoclasm).
Read the full Style Guide introduction: The Economist: http://www.economist.com/styleguide/introduction

BYOD

Bring Your Own Device: The End of the Work PC
The number of employees bringing their own devices to work is on the rise. By the end of 2013, approximately 33% of business intelligence will be consumed from a mobile device, which is just remarkable given a couple of years ago the number was zero. One thing seems sure: companies have to make decisions about how they are going to handle employee demands to use their own devices, or risk devices being used on the network without their knowledge.

SOLO LIFE: THE SINGLETONS

Singletons: Esse termo veio para ficar!
"The proliferation of solitary dwellers is the subject of Eric Klinenberg's new book, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone".
"Kate Bollick's essay "All the Single Ladies" in the Atlantic. It is a first-person account of becoming a singleton. "
"Singleton life seems to be something that every person experiences as a private matter, but in fact it's a major and widely shared part of our social condition. We need to step back and think about how we got here and what it means for us now."
" I lived alone in graduate school and really enjoyed the experience. I enjoyed the freedom to do what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it, whether that meant going out late at night or leaving the country on a whim. I enjoyed the solitude. It allowed me to be productive in my work and in my own personal life. I look back on it as a key experience. For me, it was a pivotal point. It was how I grew up. Now that we delay marriage as long as we do, living alone is a vital part of becoming an adult."
"http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/02/qa-eric-klinenberg?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C2-17-2012%7Cnew_on_the_economist

REVIEW >< REVISE

http://www.tradutorprofissional.com/

TIRADAS

[Frases espirituosas ou irônicas]
Hoje é dia de rock, bebê!
Down again? Bad, bad server... no donut for you!
Houston, we have a problem...
The latest: Deita na BR... (mázinha, essa...)

Success: identify your objective, plan the future, make it happen!

"Sucesso é uma questão de identificar seu objetivo, planejar seu futuro, depois fazê-lo acontecer".
(ex-presidente francês Charles de Gaulle)
http://www.migalhas.com/mostra_noticia_amanhecidas.aspx?cod=150361

PRÓCER / LIDERANÇA

Prócer (subst): Homem importante de uma nação, classe, partido etc.: "Muito bem sabiam os próceres de Cartago que não viriam encontrar no Ocidente apenas terra batida...”

De Porandubas (Migalhas):

Historinha contada por Carlos Santos, em seu livro Só Rindo 2.
"Auxiliar direto do governador DM, GR apresenta-lhe outro político interiorano:
      - Este é um prócer político do Trairi - define.
Noutra oportunidade, utiliza vocábulo diferente :
      - Governador, este é uma liderança política da região Oeste.
Intrigado com as constantes distinções, mas sem captar a sutileza da separação, o arguto DM interpela GR:
-      "Por que uns são próceres e outros lideranças ?".
Professoral, GR justifica :
      - Governador, prócer só tem pose, liderança é quem tem voto."

PEPPERLAND

Sabe aquela música instrumental linda que toca em um comercial na madrugada? É “Pepperland”, do filme “Yellow Submarine” (Beatles).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFMxX51uKEE&feature=related

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

February 14th, or Valentine's Day, is when lovers and friends pamper each other with  flowers, candy, cards, and jewelry.
Tom Jones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=061cgLtuYeQ

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Os cinco maiores arrependimentos daqueles que estão para morrer

Uma enfermeira que aconselhou muitas pessoas em seus últimos dias de vida escreveu um livro com os cinco arrependimentos mais comuns das pessoas antes de morrer.
        Bronnie Ware é um enfermeira que passou muitos anos trabalhando com cuidados paliativos, cuidando de pacientes em seus últimos três meses de vida. Em "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying" (Os Cinco Maiores Arrependimentos Daqueles que Estão Para Morrer", ela conta que os pacientes ganharam uma clareza de pensamento incrível no fim de suas vidas e que podemos aprender muito desta sabedoria. "Quando questionados sobre desejos e arrependimentos, alguns temas comuns surgiam repetidamente", disse Bronnie ao jornal britânico "The Guardian". Confira a lista e os comentários da enfermeira:
      1. Eu gostaria de ter tido a coragem de viver a vida que eu quisesse, não a vida que os outros esperavam que eu vivesse - "Esse foi o arrependimento mais comum. Quando as pessoas percebem que a vida delas está quase no fim e olham para trás, é fácil ver quantos sonhos não foram realizados. A maioria das pessoas não realizou nem metade dos seus sonhos e têm de morrer sabendo que isso aconteceu por causa de decisões que tomaram, ou não tomaram. A saúde traz uma liberdade que poucos conseguem perceber, até que eles não a têm mais."
      2. Eu gostaria de não ter trabalhado tanto - "Eu ouvi isso de todo paciente masculino que eu trabalhei. Eles sentiam falta de ter vivido mais a juventude dos filhos e a companhia de seus parceiros. As mulheres também falaram desse arrependimento, mas como a maioria era de uma geração mais antiga, muitas não tiveram uma carreira. Todos os homens com quem eu conversei se arrependeram de passar tanto tempo de suas vidas no ambiente de trabalho."
     3. Eu queria ter tido a coragem de expressar meus sentimentos - "Muitas pessoas suprimiram seus sentimentos para ficar em paz com os outros. Como resultado, eles se acomodaram em uma existência medíocre e nunca se tornaram quem eles realmente eram capazes de ser. Muitos desenvolveram doenças relacionadas à amargura e ressentimento que eles carregavam."
     4. Eu gostaria de ter ficado em contato com os meus amigos - "Frequentemente eles não percebiam as vantagens de ter velhos amigos até eles chegarem em suas últimas semanas de vida e não era sempre possível rastrear essas pessoas. Muitos ficaram tão envolvidos em suas próprias vidas que eles deixaram amizades de ouro se perderem ao longo dos anos. Tiveram muito arrependimentos profundos sobre não ter dedicado tempo e esforço às amizades. Todo mundo sente falta dos amigos quando está morrendo."
     5. Eu gostaria de ter me permitido ser mais feliz - "Esse é um arrependimento surpreendentemente comum. Muitos só percebem isso no fim da vida que a felicidade é uma escolha. As pessoas ficam presas em antigos hábitos e padrões. O famoso 'conforto' com as coisas que são familiares O medo da mudança fez com que ele fingissem para os outros e para si mesmos que eles estavam contentes quando, no fundo, eles ansiavam por rir de verdade e aproveitar as coisas bobas em suas vidas de novo."
Fonte: folha.com/no1046241

The New Online Craze/Fad/Meme/Trend

‘Bradying’ Replaces ‘Tebowing’ as New Stupid Sheep-like Thing to Do /
The Poor Man’s Tebowing (Tebowing dos Pobres/Desvalidos/Derrotados)
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Happily ever after...

E foram felizes para sempre...
      Love You! Now, the Difficult Stuff  - ‘Happily ever after’ is a Hollywood concept, marriage experts remind engaged couples. Asking some hard questions before the wedding can avoid some problems after it. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/fashion/weddings/love-you-now-the-difficult-stuff.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y]
      Questions to Ask Before You Marry  - When asking difficult questions before marrying, couples should adopt a tone conducive to an open dialogue, experts advise. And do not ask them all at once. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/fashion/weddings/questions-to-ask-before-you-marry.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1329091372-Ljs4skclfVDptMlBjMAeAg]

CONVICTION

The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged. The state of being found or proved guilty: evidence that led to the suspect's conviction.  Condenação
The act or process of convincing. The state of being convinced. Synonym: certainty. A fixed or strong belief. Synonym: opinion // Certeza, opinião, convencimento

"Whatever Happened to First Class?

AS a longtime veteran of the coach cabin and all the horrors therein — the battles for overhead space, the wheelie-bag traffic jams, the knee-numbing legroom — one can only imagine my thrill when I boarded a recent American Airlines flight from San Jose, Calif., to Dallas. There I was, after all, in the first row. My seat was wide, the armrest was enormous, and the guys behind me were talking, businessman-style, about real estate and golf, bankruptcies and bogies. This was the high life, I figured, a conviction [certeza] that only intensified when the flight attendant approached with a silver tray and addressed me — unprompted — as “Mr. McKinley.” Then ...
           ... But while avoiding the epic security lines — reserved for those suspicious economy-class types — is certainly a perk, the first-class treatment apparently doesn’t always get you past the velvet rope. Holding a first-class ticket does not guarantee access to terminal clubs, something I discovered at Newark Liberty International Airport, where my $759.70 ticket — one way — wasn’t enough to get me into the United lounge, despite the fact that I was wearing my best (and only) suit." 
[Read the full article: [http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/travel/whatever-happened-to-first-class.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Ftravel%2Findex.jsonp]

THAT'S IT!

-        Por que vocês, europeus, gostam tanto de vir para o Brasil, apesar de saber que aqui o turista sofrerá com as condições do país?
-        Exatamente por isso mesmo – depois de ver a infraestrutura tão precária do Brasil, voltamos felizes porque a Europa não está tão mal assim...

SPECIAL LAW

           A special law, sometimes called a “private law” or a “local law,” refers to a law that applies only to a specific group of people or an organization. In this way it is different from general law, which applies to everyone under the jurisdiction of the elected body that made the law. For example, the crime of murder is a general law. A special law can be drafted to address concerns or needs of a particular locality within a larger region or a specific institution or government entity.
           The uses of special law are many and varied. Special laws often involve important issues dealing with social institutions. They can be enacted to fund or replenish pensions for government employees such as police, firefighters, and educators. They are often used to authorize emergency money for hospitals or highway departments that was not in their original budgets.
           They are also important in the areas of industry regulation and environmental issues. They made add additional burdens to a specific industry or give incentives for doing things that will have a positive impact on the environment or general public health. With ever-increasing populations and expansion, municipal annexations are also a subject of special law.
           Many jurisdictions do not allow the use of special law where an existing general law could apply. Some states severely restrict the use of special law in their constitutions. In general, these provisions were originally drafted to make sure that the legislature did not pass too many laws or devote too much time to local issues instead of those affecting a large region or the entire state. Some legislatures attempt to balance these concerns by allowing the use of special laws only in areas of medium to large populations.
           With the many laws now in existence, it can sometimes be difficult to decide whether a special law is really necessary in a particular case, which is when it can be helpful to look at the historical reasons for limiting special laws. One of the fears about special laws was that powerful people, including those who made the law, could use it for selfish ends. Another was that they could be used to oppress classes of people who were held in disfavor. If a special law serves a real need, it is meant to hold off some social harm or address a specific social ill; there is no concern about selfish interests. If the law’s intent is to promote the public good in some way that a general law cannot, then it is usually considered necessary.
Source:  http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-special-law.htm